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Building Blocks joins USDA program

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FAIRMONT – Building Blocks Learning Center and Childcare in Fairmont has been accepted into the federal nutrition program Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Director Shea Ripley said it had been something on their radar since they became a part of Lakeview Methodist Health Care ...

Fifth-generation Grotte forging path forward

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FAIRMONT – Juggling helping his father with construction and his own work, 22-year-old Colby Grotte is making his own path early on. Colby is a fifth-generation Grotte. The family originally came from Norway. He started working for his dad, Greg Grotte, while he was in school in Fairmont, ...

Getting ready to sell? Local realtors say to focus on curb appeal

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FAIRMONT— The Spring season is often the time people get serious about making a move. Several realtors at Century 21 Northland Realty shared some things, both big and small, that can be done to get your home ready to put on the market. “Things start ramping up in the spring,” said Wendy ...

Truman Pride to meet April 1

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TRUMAN — Recycling Day is Wednesday, April 1. Place recycling containers on the curb by 7 a.m. Egg cartons, pizza boxes, styrofoam and plastic grocery bags are prohibited. All recycled items must be cleaned. Truman Pride will meet at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1. Pride in the school, pride ...

Courts

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MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Gregory D. Nessett Jr., 42, of Denton, Texas, was convicted of theft-take/use/transfer movable prop-no consent; fined $139.85, sentenced to jail 30 days, stay 30 days for one year, unsupervised probation one year, pay restitution in the amount of $20.49, due ...

Robotics punches ticket, but faces uphill battle moving forward

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FAIRMONT – Halfway through the season, Fairmont Robotics has had its fair share of good and bad outcomes. When they started their creation of the robot, which shoots foam balls into a target, Coach Sam Viesselman said things went from looking easy to difficult over time. “We've shot balls ...